East Rutherford is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,397 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rutherford is the 197th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in East Rutherford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that East Rutherford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In East Rutherford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though East Rutherford is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of East Rutherford are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.28% of adults in East Rutherford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in East Rutherford in 2022 was $48,616, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,464 for a family of four. However, East Rutherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Rutherford is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call East Rutherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Rutherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Rutherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.70% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Rutherford include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Turkish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of East Rutherford's cultural character, accounting for 34.46% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in East Rutherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.